Harare vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Harare Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$427
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$4399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
37
99
😀 Quality of life
43
99
🏙️ Population
2.15M
4.84M

The cost of living in Harare is 64% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5611th and 312th ($1012 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Australia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Harare compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6695th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Sydney

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Harare Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.03
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$7.41
 Cappuccino
$3.09
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$326
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$576
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.3
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$124
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.99%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1332
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.99
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.5
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$29.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.24
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.67
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34.9
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8755
$18951

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$890
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$810
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$830
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$729
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$731
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$662
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$761
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$871
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$953
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$834
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$756
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$685
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$725
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1000
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$591
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$515
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$500
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$582
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$585
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$498
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$670
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$516
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$526
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1139
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$670
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1116
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1090
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$554
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$600
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1028
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$574
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$663
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1017
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$534
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1079
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$939
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754